The Most Pocketed Pants

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I feel like it’s been a while since I made a piece of clothing. [quick scroll through the blog] Wow, May was the last time I posted about a garment.

The author stands in front of a white lattice, photographed from waist to ground. She is wearing a pair of khaki-green pants with a blue shirt tucked in and brown boots. Her hands are in the slanted front pockets of the pants.

Time to rectify that!

The author stands in front of a white lattice, photographed from waist to knees. She is angled away from the camera, so the two large back pockets and smaller side seam phone pocket are visible. Her phone is partially inserted into the phone pocket.

These are the Morden Work Pants by Thread Theory Patterns, and I made view 1 (minus things like the hammer loop and hem reinforcement).

The author stands in front of a white lattice, photographed from waist to knees. She is angled away from the camera in the other direction, so the two pockets on the other side seam are visible. She's placing a pair of secateurs into the taller, angled pocket, which has a smaller, square pocket beneath.

I used Potter & Co’s lovely heavyweight cotton fabric, Porter, in the colour Bark. I love all the pockets in this view, and they all have velcro closures. (Except the front ones, of course.)

Close-up of the centre front of the pants, focusing on the fly zipper. Said zip is concealed, but the J-shaped stitching and the green button at the top are visible. The pants also have belt loops, and the top of the knee patches are at the bottom of the image.

This is the first time I’ve made a (wearable) fly zip, which I am pretty proud of! It looks very clean from the front. (Fun fact; I found that button on the ground at the train station – isn’t it perfect?)

Close-up of the inside of the centre front of the pants, laid flat on a wood surface. The large pocket bags are visible, in white-and-green striped fabric, as are the centre front seams bound in the same fabric. The fly guard is also finished with the striped fabric, as well as the side seams.

The instructions said to overlock a number of seams, but I chose to finish them with bias binding instead, which I think looks so nice. And, I can match the binding to the pocket lining fabric!

Close-up of the inside of one of the pant hems, laid flat on a wood surface. Said hem is finished with more striped bias binding, with the (also bound) side seam emerging from it.

I also used a little bit of binding on the hem, because I cut the pattern sliiiightly too short, and I had just enough binding left over. I really love this hem finish, actually – I might use it elsewhere!

The author stands in front of a white lattice, photographed from waist to the ground. She is wearing the khaki-green pants with a blue shirt tucked in and brown boots. In one hand, she's holding a large, lush, potted house plant at about hip height.

I made quite a few modifications to this pattern, and there are still some things I’d change. However, I am super happy with these pants – they fit, they function, and I get to wear something I made to work. I cannot wait to make the next pair – I’m thinking a tan/beige sort of colour.

Anyways, see ya!

Yves

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Lover of all things tiny, model horse collector, reader and crafter for life!

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